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Reflections on Day 1

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Day I – Tuesday 27 January 2015

0900 Welcome by Academician Tan Sri Ir Ahmad Zaidee Laidin FASc

0910 Presentation on Smart Village Concept by Dr John Holmes, E4SV

0930 Panel session – Smart Village case studies

Moderator: Professor Sir Brian Heap

Terrat – the East African experience by Martin Kariongi

e-Bario project by Dr Poline Bala, UNIMAS

Long Lamai project by Dr Alvin Yeo, UNIMAS

Thailand’s experience by Mr. Sumate Tanchareon

21st Century Village by Nik Faizel, MIGHT

1030 Q&A and plenary discussion session Moderator: Professor Ernst van Groningen What makes a village smart? What should our collective ambition be? Participants’ views on smart villages to frame discussion for the rest of the workshop. Ensuring the discussions move away from talking about energy projects in isolation to including the broader development agenda.

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SOME KEY POINTS FROM DISCUSSION ON SMART

VILLAGES

• Access to ICT: – Young and old coming together and learning from each other

– Guidance to avoid dangers: passing your internet driving test

– Facebook as the new longhouse

• Understanding villagers’ needs: – Get researchers more engaged with communities

– Potential tensions: training needed

– Rural solutions for rural problems: smart is what fits best with local

context

• Identify local champions: People with vision and

community at heart

• Ensure women and poorest of poor benefit

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1115 Tea Break

1130 Panel session – Key Village Energy Uses in SE Asia

Moderator: Ir Lalchand FASc

Electricity Supply to Rural Communities, Key Uses and Benefits by Adrian Lasimbang, TONIBUNG, Sabah

Cambodia Millennium Village by Dr Heng Sobil, AAET

Creation entrerprise and social entrepreneurship by Mr Sapto Nugroho, Institut Busines dan Ekonomi Kerakyatan (IBEKA), Indonesia

Rural Electrification in Sarawak by Chen Shiun, Sarawak Energy

Solar social enterprise and sustainable living and learning centre for youth by Ms Salinee Tavaranan, BGET, Thailand

1230 Breakout sessions: key uses and needs for energy in SE Asia

Report back to plenary

1300 Lunch

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SOME KEY POINTS FROM BREAKOUT GROUPS

Ownership: people with energy needs - incentive to keep system going

Future proofing: flexibility to respond to growing needs

Snowball effect: need some early successes

Whose agenda? – Respond to the community’s need

Priority to communication links

Think about development path: e.g. exchange v money economies

Community: need for strategic thinking and long term business plan

Ensure the women are involved in the decisions

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Official Opening of the Smart Village Initiative and workshop

1430 Arrival of YB Datuk Dr Ewon Ebin

Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI)

1435 Group photo with delegates

1445 National Anthem, Negaraku

1450 Doa recitation

1455 Welcome Address by Tan Sri Datuk Dr Ahmad Tajuddin FASc

President of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia

1505 Speech by Professor Sir Brian Heap

Senior Advisor for Smart Villages/ CMEDT

1520 Multimedia Presentation

1525 Opening Address and Launching by YB Datuk Dr Ewon Ebin

Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI)

1600 Press Conference, Tea Break and Networking

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1620 Keynote Address – Village Level Energy Situation in Malaysia by Mohd Azhar Abdul Rahman, Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB)

1640 Keynote Address – Socio-Economy Impact of Access to Energy in Remote Community by Prof Dato' Dr Kamaruzzaman Sopian FASc, UKM

1700 Adjourn

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Day II – Wednesday, 28 January 2015

0900 Summary of Day 1 by John Holmes

0920 Entrepreneurial case study “Elevator Pitches”

10 minute lightning presentations of projects implemented in S E Asia – synopses of technologies used, delivery/implementation method, acceptance and outcomes; accompanied by posters & demonstrations outside meeting room.

1. Hybrid Solutions/ Rural Electrification by Ir Dr Abang Hatta Abang Taha, Gabungan Binaan Jurutenaga Sdn Bhd (tbc)

2. Barefoot College by Hanaa Abdullah, SWEPA

3. Kg. Stamang case study (before and after micro-hydro) by Hj Mohd Fauzi Ismail, General Manager Renewable Energy Research Centre, SIRIM

4. Rural Electrification Using Solar-Hydro Hybrid Energy - A Long Pasia Scenario by Prof Hew Wooi Ping, UMPEDAC Universiti Malaya

5. Lighting up the Philippines by Citra Savitri, KOPERNIK

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6. Lighting up Off-Grid Rural Communities with Sustainable & Renewable Micro-hydro Energy by Chen Tzy Wen, Lightup Borneo

Tea break

7. Sunlabob, Laos by Benoit Dubeau

8. Eco Solutions – Ben Frederick

9. Ibu Inspirasi/Wonder Woman Initiative by Citra Savitri, KOPERNIK

10. SACASOL CRS Project, Philippines by Don Mario Y Dia, IRENA

11. ENTEC Indonesia by Gerhard Fischer

1200 Plenary discussion of case studies Moderator: Professor Ernst van Groningen Key learning points; what were the challenges, how were they overcome, transferable lessons; what were the community impacts? How can we ensure that the lessons from these case studies can effectively inform initiatives in other location within SE Asia and in other regions? What were key financial components? What technological developments could unlock new opportunities?

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1300 Lunch

1400 Keynote Address – Powering Community with Hydro by Dr Chen Shiun, SEB1420

1420 PANEL SESSION 3 (Parallel sessions)

Parallel Session 1 – Cultural Acceptability Moderator – Dr Poline Bala, UNIMAS

Panelist 1 – Ms Kara Bennett, BGET Panelist 2 – Ms Citra Savitri, KOPERNIK Panelist 3 – Dr June Ngo Siok Kheng, UNIMAS Parallel Session 2 – Biomass and Biogas Moderator – Prof Emeritus Dr Lim Koon Ong FASc, ASM Panelist 1 – Prof Tan Chong Eng, UNIMAS Panelist 2 – Nazeri Abdul Rahman, UNIMAS Panelist 3 – tbc Panelist 4 – Dr Zainal Alimuddin b. Zainal Alauddin, USM

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Parallel Session 3 – System Optimization

Moderator – Ir Lalchand FASc, ASM

Panelist 1 – Dr Chen Shiun, SEB

Panelist 2 – Prof Andrew Rigit, UNIMAS

Panelist 3 – Ir Mohd Azhar Abdul Rahman, TNBES

Panelist 4 – Dr Che Hang Seng, UMPEDAC University Malaya

Panelist 5 – Mr Doan Van Binh, VAST 1520 Keynote Address – Best practices and design principles for village

energy access programs by Dr Benjamin K Sovacool, Director of the Danish Centre for Energy

1550 Tea Break 1610 Keynote Address – Entrepreneurship as a Vehicle to Encourage Grass Roots Innovation by Prof Howard Alper, Chair of Government of Canada Science Technology & Innovation Council

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1630 Parallel session summaries and discussion in plenary Moderator: Dr Shailaja Fennell Parallel session summaries and discussion in plenary 1700 Adjourn

1930-2200 Dinner and Cultural Show (hosted by UNIMAS)

• UNIMAS’s VC to give speech • Handicraft sales • Talk by Tribal Wisdom Speaker programme by Sarawak Convention Bureau